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Lionel Boyce in “The Bear.” Boyce went through culinary training that included working with various types of bread dough to play the character of Marcus. (FX)

‘The Bear’ Q&A: Lionel Boyce dishes on what it takes to play pastry chef Marcus

June 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Lionel Boyce spoke with enthusiasm and thoughtful detail about his training as an actor to portray a pastry chef on "The Bear," staging at restaurants and learning skills and techniques...

Julia Momosé, creative director and mixologist at Kumiko in the West Loop, after winning outstanding bar at the 2025 James Beard Awards at the Lyric Opera House, June 16, 2025, in Chicago.(Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

James Beard 2025: Here are Chicago’s winners

June 17, 2025 at 8:36 p.m.

Chicago added two new James Beard award winners to its list of more than 50 winners Monday night at the Lyric Opera.

A bicyclist passes by the arch on the Northwestern University campus on March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Northwestern announces cost-cutting measures amid growing financial pressures

June 11, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

Northwestern University announced several cost-cutting measures, including a hiring freeze and budget cuts, due to rising costs and uncertainty at the federal level.

Northwestern doctoral student Lichao James Tang, left, and research associate Eric Rytkin at The Efimov Lab inside the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University in Chicago on May 30, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Worried Northwestern lab directors describe ‘bleak’ atmosphere in wake of Trump research funding freeze

June 14, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

The Trump administration’s freezing of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left concerned lab directors without key grants and forced the university to spend millions to...

KFire employee Alexis Ortiz, cooks an order of kalbi beef at on June 2, 2025. The food delivery company Grubhub gave the restaurant an “Established 2020” award because it was started during COVID and made it to its fifth anniversary. Ortiz has been with the company since the beginning. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Grubhub honors pandemic-born Chicago restaurants for reaching 5-year milestone

June 3, 2025 at 9:01 a.m.

Grubhub's Established 2020 program recognizes 31 pandemic-born restaurants in Chicago.

Outdoor seating at il Carciofo in Chicago’s Fulton Market, May 23, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Patio guide: 25 patios in Chicago for 2025

May 28, 2025 at 1:32 p.m.

We dive into patios across the city that are worth exploring, from recently opened spots to patios featuring pizza under sparkling lights.

Chef Jonathon Sawyer and chef Bryan Voltaggio on Season 2 of "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing." (Food Network)

This Chicago chef just won season two of Food Network’s ’24 in 24: Last Chef Standing’

May 26, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

Food Network’s latest high-stakes cooking competition series brought together 24 chefs from across the country to battle it out over a grueling 24-hour period, aptly named "24 in 24: Last...

Hamid Azizi walks home with five of his seven children, including Zhra, 10, from left, Surya, 14, Sarah, 7, Roya, 13, and Razma, 12, after picking them up from school in the West Ridge neighborhood on May 2, 2025, in Chicago. Azizi helped clear land mines in his native Afghanistan and assisted U.S. military special forces from 2017 until 2021, when the Taliban regained control of the country. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘I think it’s here’: Uprooted Afghan family settles in Chicago after being rescued ahead of refugee program suspension

May 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Because Hamid Azizi helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban became a threat. After years on the run, his family arrived in Chicago.

People attend the James Beard Foundation Awards after-party at Union Station on June 10, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

James Beard Foundation announces 2025 media award nominees, next cohort of Taste America chefs

May 12, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.

Local media nominees include Eater Midwest Editor Ashok Selvam, plus Bar Sotano chef Jacqueline Hernandez named in Taste America series.

People eat taste portions of foods during Chicago Gourmet at Millennium Park on Sept. 29, 2018. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Gourmet announces 2025 dates, new sports theme with a crosstown twist and all-star roster of chefs

May 6, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

Chicago Gourmet, the upscale food festival that celebrates the city as a “culinary capital,” will be returning to Millennium Park Sept. 25 to 28 with a new, sporty twist.

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